Overview

• Lando Norris set the fastest time in FP2 with a 1:04.580 lap, with teammate Oscar Piastri just 0.157 seconds behind to keep McLaren atop the timing sheets
• Max Verstappen finished third, 0.318 seconds off Norris’s pace, and reported persistent understeer while adapting to stand-in engineer Simon Rennie
• Pirelli warned that track temperatures could spike above 45 °C on race day, underscoring the importance of managing tire degradation
• Qualifying is scheduled for today at 16:00 UTC, where McLaren aims to translate practice speed into front-row starts
• Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto impressed with top-eight finishes in both sessions, outperforming teammate Nico Hülkenberg